🚀 Calls & Awards in Digital Health and Systems Medicine
Three exciting opportunities are currently open for young researchers in Germany:
1) Junior Research Consortia (BMFTR)
Supporting the further development of digital, data-driven health research, this program encourages early-career scientists to design innovative methods and applications at the intersection of medicine, informatics, and biology.
📅 Deadline: December 15, 2025
🔗 More info:
https://www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/Bekanntmachungen/DE/2025/08/2025-08-14-bekanntmachung-zukunft-ehealth.html?view=renderNewsletterHtml
2) PostDoc Starting Grants (BMFTR)
Aimed at postdoctoral researchers, these grants provide the chance to launch independent projects in digital innovation for biomedicine and establish a career in the eHealth field.
📅 Deadline: November 17, 2025
🔗 More info:
https://www.bmftr.bund.de/SharedDocs/Bekanntmachungen/DE/2025/08/2025-08-14-bekanntmachung-ehealth.html?view=renderNewsletterHtml
3) MTZ® Award for Systems Medicine 2026
Every two years, the MTZ® Foundation and BMFTR honor three outstanding PhD theses in systems medicine and health research. Winners receive prize money and recognition at the 10th International SMBC Conference (Mannheim, May 4–6, 2026).
Eligibility: defended dissertation between Feb 2024 – Jan 2026.
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2026
🔗 More info:
https://www.mtzstiftung.de/mtz-awards/mtz-award-for-systems-medicine/aufruf-mit-frist-31012026/
🔗 and via the PTJ:
https://www.ptj.de/foerdermoeglichkeiten/gesundheitsforschung/mtzaward 
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